Split the Difference

I frequently have my students play games as part of their learning sessions. Many students only want to play the games and do not think of creating a written records of the problems they are solving or notes on their learning. I ask my students to "split the difference" and go 50/50 on playing and note-taking. It's kind of a misnomer since there really is no "difference" to split, but the strategy makes it clear that my students should be splitting their time equally between playing a game and taking notes during that game.

This is an example of a game that my students could be assigned on any day. By seeing the game, you can see what I mean about allowing my students to fully embrace that game and not have to worry about writing...for half the time. I want them to Split the Difference and spend the other half disregarding the game and writing the problems from the game into their notebook.

This is an example of a game that my students could be assigned on any day. By seeing the game, you can see what I mean about allowing my students to fully embrace that game and not have to worry about writing...for half the time. I want them to Split the Difference and spend the other half disregarding the game and writing the problems from the game into their notebook.

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